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said he^ " it was built by the son of the most beautiful woman who 

 once dwelt in yon mountain; she was fair, and all the handsome 

 men came to court her, but in vain; when they came, they paid 

 tribute, and out of this small store, she fed all people in times of 

 famine, and it did not diminish; at last, as she lay asleep, a drop of 

 rain feel upon her navel, and she became pregnant, and brought 

 forth a boy, who was the builder of all these houses." He seemed 

 unwilling to talk about them, but said there were plenty more pf 

 ihem to the north, southwest, &c. He said when he first knew this 

 cara, it was in better preservation, but that it had been burnt too 

 long ago for any of them to remember. I showed him the hiero- 

 glyphic, but he did not understand it. Some other Pimos and 



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was, and where he was going 



Coco Maricopas arrivedj and messengers were sent to their village to 

 buy watermelons and provisions, which soon came, although it was 

 several miles.. They wanted white beads for what they had to sell, 

 and knew the value of money. Seeing us eating, the irHerpreter 

 told the general he had tasted the liquor of Sonora and New Mexi- 

 co, and would like to taste a sample of that of the United States. 

 The dog had a liquorish tooth, and when given a drink of French 

 brandy, pronounced it better than any he had ever seen or tasted. 

 The Maricopa messenger came to ask the general what his business 



He said his people were at peace 

 with all the world, except some of their neighbors, the Apaches; 

 and they did not desire any more enemies. He was, of course, told 

 to say to his chief that our object was merely to pass peaceably 

 through their country; that we had heard a great deal of the Pimog, 

 and knew .them to be a good people. We were all struck with 

 their unassuraed ease and confidence in approaching our camp — not 

 like the Apaches, who bayed at us like their kindred wolves, until 

 the smell of tobacco and other (to them) agreeable things, gave 

 them assurance enough to approach us. The Pimos and Coco Mari- 

 copas live alongside of each other, but are distinct people, speak- 

 ing different tongues. The latter once lived near the mouth of the 

 Gila. The Pimos have long lived at their present abode, and are 

 known to all the trappers as a virtuous and industrious people. 

 They and the Maricopas number over 2,000 souls. At the river, I 



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saw a cinder, w 



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some ore. 



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J^ovemher 11. — The Indians are still in camp, with their melons, 

 corn, beans, and petiza molasses; they spent the night in our camp, 





